PoGo basics in 16 easy steps

1. Pokémon GO is an augmented reality app that relies heavily on your phone’s camera and GPS to work.

2. As you walk around your town, you will see a map format, but with your own avatar strutting around instead.

3. Your map is populated with three types of icons: PokéStops, Gyms, and the Pokémon themselves.

4. PokéStops are places where you will find items that you need to catch Pokémon. They’re linked to real-world locations, like museums, churches and statues.

5. You can only get items from PokéStops when you are close enough to them, and this will be indicated on the map when the cube icon changes into a bigger, more circular icon.

6. To get more items from the PokéStop, swipe left to right in one direction across the big icon and a selection of items will appear!

7. Other items include eggs, which will hatch into Pokémon after they’ve been incubated for long enough, and incense, which improves your chances of finding Pokémon for a certain amount of time.

8. Once you’ve placed an incubator on an egg, you’ll need to walk around until you’ve travelled the distance required under the egg. Longer distances mean it will hatch into a rare Pokémon!

9. As well as getting items, you’ll gain experience for every PokéStop you visit, which will help your chances of levelling up!

10. Also, after visiting the PokéStop, the icon changes color from blue to purple – this indicates that you’ve already gotten items from it. The icon changes back to blue later, so you can visit it again.

11. You’ll need to get to level 5 in order to access Gyms, which let you battle other players!

12. Gain further experience by catching Pokémon – just try using all the Poké Balls you collect from the PokéStops.

13. As you walk around, keep an eye out on your map. If you get close enough to a Pokémon it will appear on your map. Once you’ve tapped it on the map, you’ll then get a chance to catch it.

14. To catch the monster, just hold your finger on the Poké Ball, aim it at the monster, and flick your finger upward once the green circle shrinks to its smallest size.

15. Struggling to catch a Zubat? Wasted all your balls on it? Just walk around a bit more visiting PokéStops to get more.

16. You can also spend real-world money on items if you quickly need more items.

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